Furniture-drawer guide.



'3. J. I'i'UGAN.

FURNITURE DRAWER GLHDE.

APPLlcATloN .fuso Ausw?, 19m.

l 1 7 1 ,4:37 Patented Feb. Y15, 19115.

vide vsuch guiding ,means in a form adapted andv useful Improvementin'-l`f-F: Drawer Guides, of which .thefollw gisaspecification, reference beiii'g'fhad" V SIDNEY J. HOGAN, or cHA'rTaNooGia TENNEssaE.

rURNiTURE-DRAWER GUIipE.

Specification of VLei-:ters Patent. 'Patent-:fed Fei'l" 1 Appiicatiqn sied Anglia 1915. sem; Nmiim To ellfwhom it may concern; v

Be it known `that L 'SloNnr JQiHoGAN, a

Chattanooga, in .-'the'ffcounty v of Hamilton My improvement-rel tes particularly guiding means applied within a piece of furniture at the sides ofthe space occupied 'by a drawerlvvhenlthe latter-is inthe closed position, said guiding. rnealwisbeing intended to direct 'the 'drawer'y in a"fstraig'ht course .when'theldr'awer is lbeing moved 'inward to .or-outward'from its position ofrest and to; holdvthe drawer in 'proper' position when at rest.

v)The object pof .the improvement is to protoicheap yconstruction and to ready and A`-precise 'adjustment'- to' occupy positions 'adpted.,to limit lateral' movement of the drawer 'and to Y"compel the inher'end of the drawer .to .takesueh position as will bringtheouterface .of the outer end of the drawer `into Vproper position relative to the front fafceof the furniture struct-ure of which the drawer .forms apart. In regard vto this latter feature, it is to be observed that if the inner end of the drawer is at the right or at `the left ofits true position, the outer face of the front end of the drawer will stand in .a slanting position, one corner being too far in or too far out.

In the accompanying dra\vings, Figure l is a "horizontal, sectional view, portionsv being broken away, of a piece of furniture I Qn the line, 2 2, of Fig. 1, looking toward the left; Fig. 3 is a section on the line, 3 3,

of Fig. l', looking in the direction of the vairow; Fig. 4 isa section ou the line, 4 4, of` Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 5 is a section on the line, 5 5, of Fig. 3.

' Referring to said drawings, A, A, are four upright corner postsf;

is a rear Wall.A piece extending from one rear corner'post to Ythebthei-v and `having its ends suitab l`. joine d to said cornerl posts, as .by meanso tongues and grooves, asshown lin the drawingsr -frearward 'to the i corresponding l rear coi-ner' .track for. the drawer, i.. other partsalready describedareA `of ordinary and well-known construction. l

I C` C areaftxvo lsidev -wall Apieces siinilarlyl l"D iS .n iat,horizontal-'bridge or. sill piece plac'ed Ibetw 'n.-Ithetwo front corner posts and State of Tennessee, haveinvei'ited new post and being suitablyv Secured;- aS-.lfby mortising into the rail piecefindf into the rear corner' post-' lSaid track 'piecsandzsaid bridge piece constitutevthe "s'upportjand F. Said ,drawer and Iii-each of the forward .faces of: the rear corner posts, A, A, -is fornieda. groove or channel, G, standing oblique. to the adja cent wall piece, C, the lower end of eachgroove being the nearer the adjacent side wall piece. On the rear face of each front corner post is a similar inclined grooveor channel, H. Aboveeach rail piece', E, is la guide bar,.I, having its rear end-extending into the adjacent-groovefG, and having its .forward end extending into the adjacentl groove, H. Each of said bars has its ends placed loosely in said grooves, so that either end of the bar maybe moved up or down; but each such end is preferably fitted closely enough `to the groove to cause such fri@ tional engagement as will temporarily hold a bar at any elevation to which it is intentionally put by a workman. Iii the forni shown in the drawings, the face of each bai' which is directed toward 'the space to be occupied by the drawer is inade upright, each end of the bar being provided with :i tongue, J, which slants to conform to the slant of the grooves, G and H, and enters the adjacent of said grooves. This construction makes it possible to retain the upright position of the face of the bar which is directed toward the space to be occupied by the drawer. regardlessy of the elevation at which .said ar uiay'stand. liVheii said bars are in their loweiniost positions, they. stand' at a Certain distance from each' othen lf they are now moved upward, they will :ip--

preach each other: but the distance through which either of said bars moves towardthe other is, less thanyuthe upright distance.'l

bar is moved upward or downward equally at both ends, its horizontal, sidewise moveen'tgis the same. at'bothl ends. But either Qiidfof'the 'barmay be moved sidewise indegyp'endentlyby 'moving it upward or down- ;'ward while the other end remains at rest.- lWlie'n the piece of furniture is rea-dy, for' nal fitting' of the drawer, the two guide'I arel set in any `position that is thought pproximately right. Then the rear o jthe drawer is entered at the. front pushed back.. If it becomes stuck, the ,y del'ars are separated bydrivingone or oth slightly downward. If the -'drawer "-iiligaiili-al becomes --stlicl'4 when it is `pushed :further rearfztard,4 tlieguide bars are further separated.' in the'saniemanner;A BiltA if the jspaeeg-betweenfthe.bars permits lateral move-r ffund-fliossible at -only one end ofthev dm-irrenk thep corresponding ends of `the to the right, the'rear end ot' one oi the' guide v oars is moved up andtherear end of the othcrgnide bar moved down, so as .to lmove 'the rear] ends ofvthmsa'id guide bars sidewise in the direc/tion necessary to move the rear end/ofY the' drawer'into the position which will cause the front end of the drawer Ato Vvassumep a straight position. f the iront end of the drawer doesr not lit closely against the front corner posts, lateral shifting` or rattling of the drawer at said end may be prevented'by moving the forward ends of the guide1 barsnpward so vas to make said bars bear closely against Ytliic forward portions of theside faces of the drawer, .l/Vhcn i the guide bars have been adjustedH as above described, until the drawer is ield against lateral movement and to a true position and course, the guide bars, areF preferably, 'secured'in any suitable manner, as by means ot nailsfset to engage the corner posts and the adjacent ends of the gniifle bars, or by means o' keys., K, scat-ed ini horizont-al 50 grooves, L, cut into the side. 'of the guide bars (see AFiga-). Each such key may be driven toward and into'thc adjacent obliquev channel, G, to engage by wedging or by e ring the woo-il endwise. The nails and keys may bewrirhdrawn and reset, if islnient of the guide hars is to be re- 1l. To facilitate c ,f i o? the keys are turned ing the outer tere oi ca ille drawer. F, is

side wail o a horizontal rib or bead, [f3 which makes contactwith the fora-espendiing enter corner post and the (-.oiresprmomg guide bar. The purpose of said bead is to reduce the area of frictionai engagement drawer are'fuf sufficient height to make Vengagement with the beads,v f, although said 'ment' foffthe"difawexgf the guide bars are :moved'ilpird.`A Iii' such lateral movement .stands slantwise because the rear vend of the .It will be observed that the faces of the guide bars which are directed toward the bars-are varied in elevation as above described.

n ordinary.*practice2 fixed guide'bars'are used, in lieu of my adjustable guide bars,

and/said bars and `the. sides of the drawer.

planed' and otherwise dressed:4 until the-n drawer is assumedto be fitted. This method requires 'extra 'labor and the' iitting can notA be madejas accurate as by the use of my adljustable'bars. My construction is cheaper;

adjusting vor fitting is ,cheaper and`v my adjustment isxnlore accurate.A I claimf'as luy-invention, Y, y 1. The-combination of a drawer, a struc la5vv ture: foiyreceiing vSaid draweLHand aA pair of guide brsoperatively.. related withA `said structure for the movement 'of said `ba'rszside-4 wise inpathsjinelined to a plane which-is vertical and'`A p'arallel .to the drawer path, substantially as described( .v 2. rihe combination of: a draweljand ai', structure for receivingsaid drawer andxa pair of guide bars having their ends slide-blev up and down .on said structureon inclinedgS lines, substantially as described.. A j 3. The combination with a drawer and a, structure for' receivingv the drawer, of guide.

bars Ilocated atopposite sides-for the; space to be occupied by the drawer lwhen "the latter. 100

Y is in its positionl ofv rest and beingyheld .for

inclined up andvdown movement, whereby 'i said bars may be adjusted toward and from each other`` substantially vas described. y' I j 4f.. T he. combination with a drawer and a y105 structure for receiving the draweigrof guide,

bars located at opposite lsides of 'thespace to be occupied byl the drawer when'the lattery is in its position" o1' rest and'having upright.,

opposing faces and-being held for upand ,Wi

down movement on inclined ways,lwhereby said bars may beadjusted toward and `from each other, siibstantially'as'odescrihedi 5. T he combination witlif'a-fdraw'eri and. a

Y structure adanted to receivethe drawei'nd 115 having inclined grooves adjacent thespjce' occupied'by the corners oi' the drawer when the latter is in its position of rest,4 of 1f ifuide hars having their ends restingr in said grooves and movable up and Idown thercin,' i20 whereby said-,bars .may be adjusted toward aml from each other,` substantially as de'- scrilicd. i' (S. 'lhc combination with a drawer and a structure adapted to receive the drawer and having inclined grooves adjacent theV spaces owniird the corners-of the ,drawer when n i the latter is m 1ts position ofgrestlcf 'guide hars having upright opposing' f'zices andhavf their ends resting in saidgro'oves anfdlao' movable up and down therein, whereby said bars may be adjusted toward and from eac othei. snbstantialiy as described.

T. The combination with a drawer and a structure adapted to receive the drawer and havin;r corner posts with inclined ways, of garde bars having their ends englznefingr said manned ways. whereby said ,guide bars are held tor up and down movement through which said bars are adjusted toward and 'from each other, .substantially as described.

The combination of a drawer, a structure for receiving said drawer, and a pair of ,g'uide bars operatively related with said structure for the movement of said bars sidewise in paths inclined to a plane which is vertical and parallel to the drawer path` and memliiers for securingr said guide bars in chosen positions, substantially described.

i). The coml'iinatiou of a drawer, a struc ture for receiving said dra wer, and a pair of guide bars operativelyy related with said structure for the. movement of said bars sidewise in paths inclined to a plane which is vertical and parallel to the drawer path, and keys havingF lateral arms and serving as means for securing said bars in chosen positions, substantially as described.

10. The combination with a drawer and a structure adapted to receive the drawer and having inclined grooves adjacent the space occupied by the corners of the drawer when the latter' is in its position of rest, of guide bars having their' ends resting in said grooves and movable up and down therein, whereby said bars may be adjusted toward and from each other, and members 'for securing: said bars at chosen positions in said grooves, substantially as described.

11. The combination with a drawer and a structure adapted to receive the drawer and having inclined grooves adjacent the spaces occupied by the corners of the drawer when the latter is in its position of rest, of ,guide bars ha ving` grooves in their sides and having their ends resting in said inclined grooves and movable up and down therein, whereby said bars may be adjusted toward and from each other, and members in the grooves in said guide bars for securing said guide bars in chosen positions in said inclined grooves` substantiall' as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my naine this 2nd day of August, in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

SIDNEY J. HOGAN. 

